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I saw The World's End yesterday and I was actually a little disappointed with it. I felt the film was lacking the 'every man' quality some of the characters in the other movies had. With so many primary characters none of them seem to really get fleshed out all that well or become terribly likable. The archetypes that are spelled out in the beginning pretty much settle it for character development, except for some Frost and Pegg bits. They aren't all that relatable and the main character isn't that likable. I pity him, but I would neither enjoy his company or want to be like him.

Everyone being such proficient fighters felt weird, too. The martial skills of the characters seemed out of place in the context of who they were and it tended to drag me out of the fight scenes. Part of the epilogue felt out of place as well, especially considering some of the themes of the climax (which I will refrain from spoiling).

All in all, I felt this really lacked the heart that both Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz had. It felt more like Scott Pilgrim Edgar Wright than Shaun/Hot Fuzz Edgar Wright. Some people will no doubt love it, and apparently do, and I know at least one of my friends will call it The Dark Knight of Wright/Pegg/Frost films, but it didn't really click with me.